pucker
[ puhk-er ]
/ ˈpʌk ər /
verb (used with or without object)
to draw or gather into wrinkles or irregular folds, as material or a part of the face; constrict: Worry puckered his brow.
noun
a wrinkle; an irregular fold.
a puckered part, as of cloth tightly or crookedly sewn.
Archaic. a state of agitation or perturbation.
Nearby words
puck, puck control, puck hog, puck-carrier, pucka, pucker, puckerood, puckery, puckish, puckishly, puckout
Origin of pucker
Related formspuck·er·er, nounun·puck·ered, adjective
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pucker
/ (ˈpʌkə) /
verb
to gather or contract (a soft surface such as the skin of the face) into wrinkles or folds, or (of such a surface) to be so gathered or contracted
noun
a wrinkle, crease, or irregular fold
Word Origin for pucker
C16: perhaps related to poke ², from the creasing into baglike wrinkles
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